Seminar

Thursday January 9, 2025 - 10:30-11:30am

FAA Safety Seminar Presented by Ryan Newman

Covering the following topics:

• Accident statistics
• Primary Causes
• Contributing Factors
  • Situational Awareness
  • Fatigue
• Hazard Identification & Risk Management
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Pilot Knowledge and Skill
• Human Factors
• Environmental Variations
• Currency -VS- Proficiency
• Access to Information (NAAA)
• Aircraft Performance
• Weight & Balance and Controllability

Ryan Newman Biography

​Mr. Newman is the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Program Manager for the San Antonio Flight
Standards District Office, responsible for Aviation Safety promotion in southern Texas.

Mr. Newman has been with the the Federal Aviation Administration for twelve years as an Aviation
Safety Inspector and as the FAASTeam Program Manager. He holds the Airline Transport Pilot
Certificate for Single & Multi-Engine Airplanes, and the Commercial Instrument Certificate for
Single-Engine Seaplanes and Helicopters. He is an Instructor Pilot in Airplanes and Helicopters.

Mr. Newman is a Chief Warrant Officer-5 (CW5), retired from the Army with a wide and varied
background. He served the Army on active duty, Reserve and National Guard as a Combat Engineer,
Master Parachutist, Jump Master, Green Beret, Survival Instructor, Aviation Safety Officer and
Blackhawk Pilot. His Army career spanned 30-years, including three combat tours –
- Desert Storm as Pilot-in-Command of the first Medevac helicopter in theater (1990 / 91)
- Afghanistan as the Kandahar Airfield Commander (2002), and
- The Invasion of Iraq as a Battalion Safety Officer (2003)

Mr. Newman has received, among his many awards, the Legion of Merit, the
Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (3), the Air Medal (3),
including one with “V” Device for heroism in combat, the Combat Medical
Badge, Master Aviator Wings, Master Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault
Badge. Mr. Newman has been inducted into the Order of Saint Michael
(Army Aviation Honor Society), and into the Order of Saint Maurice (Army
Infantry Honor Society). For outstanding performance of duty in Afghanistan,
Mr. Newman was honored as the 2002 Aviation Safety Officer of the Year, by
the Army Aviation Association of America.

Mr. Newman has provided instruction to Army Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operators as a
Training and Development Consultant at the Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion,
Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Mr. Newman’s experience also includes employment as a Flight Instructor, Corporate Pilot, Charter
Pilot, and as an Airline Captain for Northwest Airlink.

Mr. Newman has extensive experience as an Occupational Safety and Health Professional with
qualification as a Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) at the Master level, by the
International Board for Certification of Safety Managers. In this capacity Mr. Newman has performed
as the Safety Manager for the largest healthcare facility in the entire military, Brooke Army Medical
Center (BAMC).

Mr. Newman has an extensive background in Aviation Accident Investigation during his years as an
Army Aviation Safety Officer, through education at the Bachelor and Masters level with Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University, through the Aviation Accident Investigation Course at the National
Transportation Safety Board Academy, and through training at the Transportation Safety Institute.
Staying true to his Aviation roots, Mr. Newman is an airplane owner, and can be found most weekends
at a Texas airport participating in Pilot Seminars, Instructor Workshops, and Community Fly-in’s. He
is indeed, an ambassador for General Aviation.
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Mr. Newman is married for the past 36-years to the former Carol Dahl of Everett, Massechusetts, a
retired Army Nurse Corps Colonel, and has two sons; Christopher, a West Point Graduate, Blackhawk
Pilot and combat veteran of Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division; and William, a Texas A&M
graduate and Army Signal Corps Officer, currently serving in Germany.